Fluid handling inventions 07/07

20070169817 - Adjustable seat valve with debris trap: A debris trap for use in a gas valve fitting is provided. The debris trap comprises an elongated body extending about a first axis. The elongated body forms a passage therein extending along the first axis between an inlet formed in a first end of the elongated body and at... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070169818 - Pressure relief device for an inflatable tire: A pressure relief device (100; 200, 300; 400; 400) for an inflatable tire comprises a body (102; 202; 302; 402; 502) having a chamber (124; 228; 324; 424; 524) with an inflation valve arranged in the body. An overpressure valve in the body releases air when the air pressure in... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070169819 - Fluid control apparatus with heating apparatus: A heating apparatus (11) has sheet heaters (12) arranged in both sides of at least one line and heating fluid control devices (2, 3, 4) and joint members (5), heat insulating boards (13, 14) made of an engineering plastic are respectively brought into contact with outer sides of the sheet... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070169820 - Protective barrier for piping and cabling: A protective barrier for protecting a pipe extending through an opening in a framing member.... Agent: Camoriano & Associates

20070169821 - Level control for liquid throughfeed: A reservoir is disclosed for a throughfeed for liquid, such as a liquid pump, to be set into operation selectively, from and/or to a body of liquid such as a pond, aquarium or bath. The reservoir includes a container for containing liquid and with an outlet for connecting onto the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070169822 - Double-acting valve unit: A hydraulic system includes a charge pump which supplies fluid to variable displacement main pump, a fluid reservoir and valve unit. The valve unit includes a hollow housing having a first end communicated with the reservoir and a second end communicated with the charge pump and the main pump. A... Agent: Deere & Company

20070169823 - Swimming pool cleaners and overmolded components thereof: Overmolding of softer materials onto ends of rigid plastic pipes is detailed. The pipes typically are components of automatic swimming pool cleaners and connect to valves made of softer, flexible material. Because of the overmolding, flexing of the valves during operation of the cleaners does not cause significant wear of... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070169825 - Fluid conduit coupling assembly having male and female couplers with integral valves: The present invention is a fluid conduit coupling assembly for coupling a first fluid conduit to a second fluid conduit. The fluid conduit coupling assembly comprises a first coupler and a second coupler. The first coupler is for connecting to the first fluid conduit and comprises a first housing and... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070169824 - Backflow preventing device for solenoid valve: Disclosed is a backflow preventing device for a solenoid valve. The solenoid valve includes a solenoid valve including a body having an inlet port, an outlet port, and a valve seat interposed between the inlet port and the outlet port, and an opening part mounted on the body and having... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC Third Floor West

20070169826 - Valve: The invention relates to a valve, particularly a proportional pressure control valve for controlling fluid flows, comprising a valve housing (10), which has at least three fluid-conducting connections that, in particular, are provided in the form of a pump connection (P), a use connection (A) and of a tank (T)... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070169827 - Isolation valve with valve in drain: A fluid isolation valve having a valve body with a first fluid flow port, a second fluid flow port and a fluid drain port with a valve in the fluid drain port. The valve body also defines a fluid flow channel, a drain flow channel and a valve portion, wherein... Agent: Brown, Rudnick, Berlack & Israels, LLP.

20070163647 - Microfabricated micro fluid channels: A fluid delivery system including a first substrate having a micro-channel and a well both formed through the first substrate. The fluid delivery system also includes a second substrate and a delivery channel. The second substrate is on the first substrate and the delivery channel is formed between the first... Agent: Evan Law Group LLC

20070163648 - Full opening and reclosable explosion vent apparatus: Explosion vent apparatus is provided, which includes a vent support unit defining a vent opening adapted to be aligned with an area to be protected from an overpressure condition, a vent panel movably mounted on the support unit in a normal closed position blocking the outlet and movable through a... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070163649 - Ejector and fuel cell system therewith: Provided are an ejector which is capable of linearly controlling an ejection flow rate relative to the amount of movement of a needle to enhance its overall applicability and a fuel cell system with this ejector. The ejector 24 includes a nozzle 46 for ejecting a fluid, a needle 48... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070163650 - Chemical dispensing apparatus of fox process device: A chemical dispensing apparatus adapted to perform a FOX process and further adapted to eliminate contamination particles from a chemical solution being dispensed on a wafer. The chemical dispensing apparatus includes a helium gas container, a first bottle, a second bottle, a first helium supply pipe, a second helium supply... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20070163651 - Fuel tank component with weldable connector: A fuel tank component has a weldable connector that is connected to a housing via a micro-porous bonding film. The film creates a barrier to hydrocarbon permeation between two dissimilar plastics used to form the component.... Agent: Anna M. Shih

20070163652 - Release valve: A release valve including a top sheet; a bottom sheet sealed at a periphery to the top sheet at a perimeter seal; the bottom sheet including a release hole; the top sheet including an outlet. The top sheet and the bottom sheet provide one-way fluid flow from the release hole... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070163653 - Post yard hydrant with controlled adjustable flow: The present invention is a post yard hydrant with controlled adjustable flow. The post yard hydrant includes a valve housing located below ground level for connection to a water supply under pressure, a head portion with an integral discharge nozzle positioned above ground level, and a casing portion with a... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070163654 - Valve stem protection system: An improved stem protector system for valves including an assembly, preferably a sleeve assembly, structured and sized for surrounding a valve stem and for mating with a valve stem actuator, the assembly including at least one port system, the at least one port system having at least one port structure... Agent: Sue Z. Shaper

20070163655 - Low friction coatings for dynamically engaging load bearing surfaces: A gate valve has a body, the body having a cavity and a flow passage intersecting the cavity. A seat ring is mounted to the body at the intersection of the flow passage and the cavity, the seat ring having an engaging face. A gate in the cavity has an... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20070163656 - Check valve: A check valve is provided, including a first hose connector housing defining an entry passage and a first valve seat, a second hose connector housing engaging the first hose connector housing and defining an exit passage, a generally flexible, perforate membrane disk positioned between the first and second hose connector... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070163657 - Constant flow valve: A constant flow valve has a chamber (6) provided therein with a first diaphragm (8) having a valve member (7), a second diaphragm (9) and a third diaphragm (10). The chamber is divided into a first pressure chamber (11), a second valve chamber (12), a first valve chamber (13) and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070163658 - Fluid supply device and fuel cell system with the same: The present invention is a fluid supply device having a bellows shaped pipe 21 midway in fluid supply piping, comprising: first filter means 19a that traps foreign matter in the fluid on the upstream side of the bellows shaped pipe 21; and second filter means 22 that traps foreign matter... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070163659 - Fuel tank: A fuel tank includes a component, a reservoir unit having a fuel pump, a tank body formed with an opening through which the reservoir unit and the component are inserted, a flange operable to close the opening, and an extensible connecting unit which connects a lower face of the flange... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070163660 - Fuel tank for an agricultural vehicle: A fuel tank for an agricultural vehicle, comprises a main fuel tank 10 having a filler pipe 11 and a separate inlet 15 and a removable auxiliary tank 30 having a second filler pipe 32 and an outlet 36 for supplying fuel into the separate inlet 15 of the main... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20070163661 - Methods and apparatus for a direct connect on-off controller: An on-off controller, according to various aspects of the present invention, for controlling a flow of fluid from a provided bottle, wherein the bottle has a poppet valve biased in a closed position, wherein fluid flows from the bottle when the poppet valve is open. The on-off controller includes a... Agent: Letham Law Firm, LLC

20070163662 - Proportional pressure control valve: A proportional pressure control valve particularly for electro-hydraulic transmissions. The valve includes a cage having pump, clutch, and tank port openings. A spool is received within the cage for controlling flow between the clutch port and the pump and tank ports of the system. The spool has a feedback pressure... Agent: John Molnar Jr.

20070163663 - Fluid logic device: Novel fluid logic devices are disclosed. Certain examples of the fluid logic devices include two or more fluid logic gates that are each operative to select and/or direct analytes in a sample into one or more fluid flow channels in communication with the fluid logic gates. The fluid logic device... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070163664 - Check valve: A check valve is provided, including a first hose connector housing defining an entry passage extending into an entry space at least partially defined by an annular valve seat, a second hose connector housing coupled with the first hose connector housing and defining an exit passage, and a generally flexible... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070157969 - Dosing method and apparatus for low-pressure systems: A method and apparatus are presented for controlling the flow of gas from a source to a low-pressure device which is particularly useful for sampling high pressure gases. Examples are presented for the high-pressure dosing of an RGA. In one embodiment, the method isolates volumes of gases at high pressure,... Agent: Steven Vosen

20070157970 - Check valve for fluid: A check valve for fluid includes a tubular member, a cap, and a flexible membrane. The tubular member includes a coupling section and an inlet. The coupling section of the tubular member includes a valve portion, an end face, and a positioning rod. The cap includes a coupling section coupled... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070157971 - Releasable non-return valve: The invention relates to a releasable non-return valve, in which a connection between a working chamber and a connector chamber may be closed by a non-return piston and opened by the opening movement of a release piston which may be pressurized with a release pressure. The non-return piston, discharge piston... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070157972 - One way check valve for a fire hydrant water meter: A one way check valve to be coupled between a fire hydrant water meter that is connected to a fire hydrant and a fire hose that is connected to a water holding tank such as, for example, a fire engine tanker truck to be filled with water from a municipal... Agent: Law Offices Of Morland C Fischer

20070157973 - Multi-reservoir pressure control system: Improved microfluidic devices, systems, and methods allow selective transportation of fluids within microfluidic channels of a microfluidic network by applying, controlling, and varying pressures at a plurality of reservoirs. Modeling the microfluidic network as a series of nodes connected together by channel segments and determining the flow resistance characteristics of... Agent: Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.

20070157974 - Methods and apparatus for a direct connect on-off controller: Methods and apparatus according to various aspects of the present invention comprise an on-off controller configured to control the flow of pressurized pneumatic fluid and to connect directly to a pneumatic device. In one embodiment, the on-off controller comprises a body having an inlet, at least one outlet, a vent,... Agent: Letham Law Firm, LLC

20070157975 - Generator of liquid media distribution pattern: A device for containing liquid media without complete mixing with each other comprises a container (3) with inlet (4, 5) and outlet (6, 7) ports, FIG. 1. Different media is supplied through inlet ports (4, 5) into predetermined areas (8, 9) inside container (3), FIG. 2. Some media mix with... Agent: Andrew Malayev

20070157976 - Above deck modular faucet assembly: A faucet is provided comprising in-service separable parts that can be removed from the faucet without having to remove the entire housing. The faucet includes a main support housing, bolts, brackets and nuts to secure the main support body to a sink surface, two water inlets for connecting hot and... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070157977 - Combined control shutoff valve and automatic shutoff mechanism for pressurized gas container: A control assembly for use with a gas control body for a pressurized gas container provides both a selective gas control function and a safety shutoff function. A shutoff control member is selectively shiftable within the housing between flow-admitting and flow-closing positions. An automatic shutoff is carried by the shutoff... Agent: Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC

20070157978 - Multi-mode hands free automatic faucet: A hands-free faucet comprises a proximity sensor, a logical control, a handle, a spout, and a touch control operably coupled to at least one of the spout and the handle.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070157979 - Fluid-control system: A spool valve includes a valve housing. The valve housing may include a cavity, a first passage extending from the cavity, and a plurality of ports connected to the cavity. The spool valve may also include one or more components blocking the first passage, including a spool valve element disposed... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070157980 - Pilot operated control valve having a two stage poppet: A hydraulic valve has a main poppet that engages and disengages a valve seat to control the flow of fluid between an inlet and an outlet. Movement of the main poppet is governed by a pilot valve element the opens and closes a pilot passage in the main poppet. The... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070157981 - Rigid mounting system for swing spouts: A rigid mounting system for swing spouts is provided. A faucet employing the rigid mounting system includes a swing spout and a support member. A first end of the support member is rigidly fixed to a base of the faucet or a mounting surface for the faucet. A second end... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070157982 - Check valve: A one-way valve which can be utilized in a toilet, particularly in a urinal, to prevent return flow of malodorous gases from the sewage system into the room wherein the toilet is installed has a body which is confined in the toilet. The body carries two sheet- or panel-shaped valving... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070157983 - Arrangement for cooling the exhaust gas of a motor vehicle: The invention relates to an arrangement (1) for cooling exhaust gas, said arrangement comprising a housing (2) containing a heat transfer region (5), an actuator for regulating the flow of exhaust gas through the heat transfer region (5). and/or a bypass channel (6). Said housing (2) is embodied as a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070157984 - Modular surface mount manifold: A modular manifold system is provided for interconnecting fluid components of a fluid system in a reduced area. The system is comprised of a one or more bridge fittings having an internal fluid passageway which has an inlet end in fluid communication with an outlet port of a first fluid... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070151602 - Dual stop valve assembly for use in cargo tank vehicles: Disclosed is a dual stop valve assembly for use in a cargo tank motor vehicle having a flammable material stowing cargo tank with an external pipe for dispensing the flammable material. The assembly includes an external pipe connection section for connecting the external pipe to the cargo tank and has... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S C

20070151603 - Method for reducing hydrocarbon emissions: A system for recovering and recycling otherwise vented or flared volatile and non-volatile reactive organic materials from pipeline and plant operations associated with oil and gas recovery, refining and petrochemical manufacture, processing and transportation includes a means to remove and store volatile hydrocarbons for a portion of a system or... Agent: Tim Cook

20070151604 - Condensate collection system and drain: A valve system for collection and removal of condensation from a gas-pressurized fluid system. In one embodiment a single valve is used, having inlet, outlet and condensate collection ports and a valve body capable of movement between a position which connects the inlet port to the condensate collection port and... Agent: Brown & Michaels, PC 400 M & T Bank Building

20070151605 - Water ingress detection system: The present invention provides a water ingress detection system (1) suitable for use in indicating the ingress of water (12) onto a pipe (2) or vessel inside a casing (3), from outside. The system (1) comprises a deflector (4) secured to the underside (7) of the pipe (2) inside the... Agent: David A. Guerra International Patent Group, LLC

20070151606 - Dual gas pressure regulator for a household appliance: Gas pressure regulator valve adapted to a household appliance for the supply of a flow of NG or LPG gas that comprises a valve body (11) with an inlet conduit (12), an outlet conduit (13) of the gas at a nominal pressure, a pressurised chamber (14) connecting both conduits through... Agent: The Kline Law Firm, P.C.

20070151607 - Structure of check valve: A check valve includes a first tube, a second tube received in the first tube, a rubber ball movably received between the first tube and the second tube and a spring urged against a periphery of the rubber ball. The rubber ball is able to move away from the hole... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070151608 - Double-walled safety tank including a valve: Valve includes a passage in which a valve seat and a movable sealing element are provided for blocking the passage. The valve is embodied in a double-walled manner, such as a housing, so as to be provided with an intermediate space. The valve includes a function monitoring device. A safety... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20070151609 - Fuel feed unit: The invention relates to a fuel feed unit (2) for a motor vehicle, comprising a volume flow reducing valve (13, 14) that is mounted in a pump fluid line (11, 12) leading to a suction jet pump (5, 6). Said volume flow reducing valve (13, 14) reduces the fuel volume... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20070151610 - Fuel vapor release suppression system for fuel tank: In a fuel vapor release suppression system for a fuel tank, a main tank and a sub tank communicate with each other, and the sub tank and a canister communicate with each other. When the main tank has a higher temperature, fuel vapor of the main tank is supplied to... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070151611 - Valve device and valve disk for a valve device: An aseptic valve device for the separation of hostile media including a housing which has connection pieces, each of specific opening cross section, for at least two pipelines which can communicate with one another in the housing via a connecting orifice of specific opening cross section, and a valve arrangement... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070151612 - Quick connect pressure reducer/cylinder valve for self-contained breathing appratus: A quick pressure reducer and cylinder valve for use with an SCBA includes a cylinder valve that connects to a pressure vessel, a pressure reduction assembly for reducing the pressure of breathing air provided by the pressure vessel, a probe, and an inlet/latch assembly. The probe includes a notch and... Agent: Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP

20070151613 - Sanitary fitting: In the case of a sanitary fitting, an operating grip is pushed on the operating shaft of a mixer cartridge. To fix the operating grip a locking device is proposed, which engages on the locking element located on the operating grip by means of a locking element on the fitting.... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20070151614 - Pressure regulating valve: A valve assembly including valve portion including a bore, a spool received within the bore and configured for axial movement along the longitudinal axis between an open position in which fluid flow through the bore is permitted and a closed position in which fluid flow through the bore is prevented.... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070151615 - Bulk fluid flow gate: A bulk fluid flow gate is provided. In accordance with certain exemplary embodiments the bulk fluid flow gate includes a first and second entry port and first and second exit ports. Bulk fluid is flowed into the chamber to provide greater hydrodynamic resistance at the first exit port than at... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070151616 - Micro electromechanical systems for delivering high purity fluids in a chemical delivery system: Complex fluidic micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) are incorporated into high purity chemical delivery systems, while maintaining valve sealing integrity, quality and performance of the system. In particular, fluidic MEMS systems are incorporated into high purity chemical delivery systems for semiconductor fabrication processes.... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property